{"items": [{"author": "Phillip", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/techno-contra-and-phrasing/10150217170196213/?comment_id=10150217199911213", "anchor": "fb-10150217199911213", "service": "fb", "text": "hopefully this moves the genre forward. nice survey of the state of the art", "timestamp": "1309305327"}, {"author": "Rick", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/techno-contra-and-phrasing/10150217170196213/?comment_id=10150217435121213", "anchor": "fb-10150217435121213", "service": "fb", "text": "Interesting anaylsis.", "timestamp": "1309340969"}, {"author": "Brian", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/techno-contra-and-phrasing/10150217170196213/?comment_id=10150278452021213", "anchor": "fb-10150278452021213", "service": "fb", "text": "Indeed, the \"state of the art\" is using music (in any genre you please) that fits the structure of contra dancing or can be made to fit with minimal editing. To do anything less, I've found, is not only frustrating for the caller (who, at the worst, must patter-call somewhat unpredictably) but is also much less satisfying for the dancers. I'm really excited by the work that Double Apex, DJ improper, myself and a few others have been doing this year to improve Crossover!", "timestamp": "1315977419"}]}